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Were the Friends even human? Watching the old shows again, they certainly don’t breed like the rest of us

One minute Rachel and Phoebe are giving birth, the next they’re perfectly groomed and having coffee with their mates. That’s not a picture I recognise, writes Nell Frizzell

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Have you ever been tired enough to put your shoes in the microwave? This is my world: welcome!

I asked on social media for stories from parents suffering extreme sleep deprivation. It was both hilarious and frightening, says journalist Nell Frizzell

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A visit to the high street taught me this: hell is shopping with other people

After years of buying clothes online, I wondered if there was more to shopping than collecting squashy parcels from forecourt lockers. I soon got my answer, says journalist Nell Frizzell

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Ideas and originality are overrated – just ask Titian or Michelangelo

Stop telling yourself you have to create something unique, and perhaps you will free yourself to make something good, writes Nell Frizzell

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I’m still running at seven months pregnant. But it’s transformed how I think about exercise

All too often, staying fit is about vanity and status. The slower and wheezier I become, writes Nell Frizzell, the more I realise it’s also about survival

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Still hanging on to your old diaries and teenage photos? Chuck them out – and start to live

I’m moving house, which means coming face to face with a lifetime of mementos. I feel a burden lifting with each item I bin, donate or recycle, writes Nell Frizzell

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I still haven’t worked out how to use a washing machine. At 39, this is a bitter pill to swallow

Do I choose the ‘eco wash’ setting and wait 17 hours? Or select ‘short cottons’ and doom the planet? Either way, dazzling whites and fluffy towels elude me, writes Nell Frizzell

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Where are writers of colour in the school curriculum?

Letters: Thishani Wijesinghe responds to an article by Nell Frizzell about the books she read at school and notes a lack of diversity

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Desperately need something for a headache or diarrhoea? Good luck trying to find a pharmacy

For years we’ve been told to use pharmacies rather than GPs whenever possible. The would be fine – if so many of them hadn’t closed down, says Nell Frizzell

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New Zealand culture is booming around the world – do we have Jacinda Ardern to thank for it?

As a half Kiwi, the only cultural exports I had growing up were the bloke from Crowded House and Shortland Street. How times have changed, writes Nell Frizzell

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I love it that a two-year-old’s paintings have created such a buzz. His brush with branding, less so

If only we could recognise the wonderful creativity of Laurent Schwarz for its own sake, rather than use it to sell stuff, says author Nell Frizzell

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I swam in the Thames last week. Yes, it is full of sewage – but it is also a beautiful river

The Thames is often treated badly: pumped with effluent by water companies and viewed as just a geographical gap or dividing line. It is worth remembering its magic, writes Nell Frizzell

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Want to help refugees - but not sure how? I found a surprisingly simple answer

If you live in the UK and have any room to spare, you might be able to host a refugee. As I discovered, it is both easy and rewarding, writes Nell Frizzell

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Why I’m swapping ‘adult food’ for bland, hedonistic snacks

This week I have eaten Pom-Bear crisps, Coco Pops, a Petits Filous yoghurt and an ice lolly in the shape of a rocket. They were all absolutely delicious, writes Nell Frizzell

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Face like a partially melted candle? There’s an exercise for that

Will I ever look as elegant as Audrey Hepburn? Ask me once I’ve finished licking my nostrils and pinching my jowls, writes Nell Frizzell

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I hate cleaning my home. Can I do yours instead?

I’m furious that women still do more than their fair share of domestic chores. At least this might take my mind off it, writes Nell Frizzell

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What’s the secret to making delicious meals? Forget about recipes and just add more butter

I learned to cook by watching my mother, who flew around the kitchen in a flurry of post-work efficiency. She never measured a thing, but she taught me what it takes to feed people, writes Nell Frizzell

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A caffeine-free life will give you a buzz

Letters: Vickie Hunt gave up caffeine 11 months ago and is feeling and seeing the benefits, while Lynne Edwards says mind out for matcha

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Nothing beats a good chat – so long as you can walk away when things get awkward

Stop me in the street and I’ll happily shoot the breeze. But ask me to have a proper sit-down conversation? No thanks, writes Nell Frizzell

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There are many ways to deal with grief. But few as full-on as this …

According to the myth of Baubo, the best way to comfort a bereaved goddess is to lift up your skirts and flash her. Would it, asks Nell Frizzell, work for mere mortals?

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Sweating with fear, I waited to hear the doctor’s verdict. Then the radio started playing Call Me Maybe …

I’m all for a bit of distraction in a tense medical situation, writes Nell Frizzell, but who on earth picks those tunes?

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How long should it take to answer a Whatsapp? About a fortnight

Real friends don’t expect instant feedback. They know you’re busy slicing potatoes or loading the washing machine, writes Nell Frizzell

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I’ve done some shameful things to sell my books. But there’s a line even I can’t cross

Loitering in a bookshop, I was presented with an unmissable opportunity to gain a new reader. To my shock, I discovered a scruple, writes Nell Frizzell

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I see blossom in January – and feel a sickening swell of solastalgia

On a walk through a nature reserve I felt dread at the pink flowers on a bone-grey tree, grief-stricken right down to my roots, writes Nell Frizzell

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A Christmas that changed me: the spliff was as big as a parsnip – and Granny got stoned

Until you have watched a woman in an elasticated girdle discuss horse racing with a gambler called Lamb Chop, frankly, I don’t think you’ve really celebrated

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